Reviews of Old Lumber Company Grill and Bar (Restaurant)

Paula Nelson

We went to the rooftop to hear the band play on 09.19.2019. The server was very good and brought our drink order promptly. However, the women's restroom on first floor had a wad of toilet paper (unused) on the floor in one of the stalls. The hot water lever on one of the sinks was broken off, and the hand dryer did not work. The facility as a whole could use a good scrubbing with hot, soapy water. Quite disappointing to see after such an extensive renovation a few years ago.

leyla C

First time in town- best bar! Awesome patio area, spacious , great food, drinks, and vibes!

Rick Smith

Food was incredible, but you should get rid of the male bartenders and only hire females. Your female barmaids were on top of everything. Your male bartenders spent more time starring at the floor or ceiling than looking after your customers. Trust me I know because I've owned and operated multiple bars across the country. Good luck!

Corey Rogers

Terrible food, terrible service, terriible prices gave the wrong sauce on our wings refused to fix nachos were cold and gross

drew c

Nice atmosphere and decent food. Lots of tvs, large bar area, and free peanuts

Ross Determan

Slow service did not mention specials food could be better

Sean Brady

Friend and I went in on a Sunday afternoon, there were 2 other patrons in the whole place with three employees, we sat at the bar, twenty feet from the three employees for 10 minutes before they even acknowledged us and asked if we wanted something to drink. Needless to say after one beer we left.

bsfergen

We had the walleye basket. It came with very good french fries and coleslaw. There was more than enough food. I had to take some home. The price was reasonable and the service was great.

James P

Great atmosphere, nice and clean. The food can either really good or really bad, same with the service. If they get some consistency it's a 4/5 star place.

Anthony Gosch

Incredible service, friendly staff, all around great time! A must for the full Vermillion experience!

Nathan Lara

Had mushrooms-were great, steak tips good, honey mustard chicken wings were bad- looked like slime.

Trent Hunter

Server was cool as could be! Food and drinks were good too!

Danie R.

The food is good but service is very slow. I have been to this bar 10 times in the last 3 months and have never had efficient service, even at noon on a Tuesday with only 4 other patrons in the bar. I do not recommend if you are in a hurry. The staff is friendly, the food is good, but the wait time will always be long, upwards 30 minutes to get your drinks.

Rick Konold

Good service and good food. A little bit spendy.

Tom Austin

Nice quite place for lunch, good sandwich and excellent service.

Jeff Humpal

Friendly help and great nachos

Theatric Artist

Karaoke on Thursday night's is pretty fun. Friendly saff

M R

We sat and waited over an hour for our food, and the serves told us there was nothing we can do because they have one cook on.. I get it, but on game day Sunday a staff should be prepared for that. A burger was then brought to us which was not ours, we tried to explain it and the server told us we were wrong, but then realized she brought it to the wrong table.. just very disappointing as this should be the best place in town to watch games. Moral of the story, we left without food and only paid for the drinks. We won’t be back until staff is better trained and more customer service oriented.

Cody Condon

there was a cute fat blonde one that vibed very well with the MINUTULEY taller red head haired one. the beer was phenomenal and the chesseball melted my eye balls. i would reccomend this bar and grill to my closest friends. good atmosphere and i had a good time

Hannah Runn

It’s a nice and clean bar, but when it comes to food, plan on not receiving it for at least an hour or more even when there are hardly any other customers in the bar..... it’s decent but plan on staying for awhile

I_Be_Running

Aweful service! Took 20 minutes to get cheeseballs and are the only table! Burgers don't come with pickles? Burnt mini corn dogs! No salt at the table!

Thor7167

Great wings, great service! Many tvs and entertainment!

Scott Ames

It was ok. We went for lunch on a Saturday and it was pretty empty. Basic bar and grill food.

adam andrie

Good food. Large unique bar. Plenty of seating. Great bar food and good prices.

Ric Barrick

Not bad for a college bar, but it looks like they were trying for more and didn't quite make it. The service was off due to the fact that our server was also one of the bartenders, so he was quite busy with other things. Our food was not up to their price points, seeing as how their food is not all in-house made, just frozen and reheated. No specials, especially for a weekend crowd. Could be so much better if they just tried a little harder.

Kate kingsbury

Unless you're visiting to watch a game or sing karaoke I would not recommend coming here.

Jordan

We went on a Sunday (thank you, by the way, for being open on a Sunday during summer!) and ordered garlic parmesan wings and Thai chicken pizza. The games to play are excellent while we waited for food, our waitress was friendly and very helpful, and the food was your standard sports bar fare. I wish there was more topping on the pizza (many of the slices were just cheese, crust and sauce) but overall a positive experience. We'll probably return the next time we're in Vermillion.

darth vader

Great surroundings , very clean , having said that , food was horrible , pizza was cold , fries were cold , bun way to big for the burger , did not get what i ordered , to drop almost a 100 in this place for the crap we got was a disaster , will never eat there again , they should drop the grill part of the name .

marc guilford

Ok beer selection, but the food here is remarkably bad. Don't buy the food. Example: spinach artichoke dip came with stale chips and omitted the bread bowl. And was tiny.

Joseph Lax

Not the place to go if you want a late supper. We showed up after a game to find out they were not serving food. Also they reduced their menu from what shows on their web site.

Jarod Holcomb

I love that there is like 40 televisions here. I don't love that the service is awful, and very few of the employees know how to work the televisions.

brady wiseth

Food was very good. Service was extremely slow. The table next to us went through 3 groups who sat down and left as a result of staff not waiting on them.

Diane Erickson

Great sports bar with lots of variety on tap and plenty of room. You can see a lot of the town from the rooftop patio. I had a great time here.

Hillary

Good place in town to grab a beer on a Sunday night

Donnie Schmidt

Great food & awesome beer selection in a historic building.

Zachary Kopf

Great place for any occasion. I would definitely recommend.

Mark Schissel

Awesome place to hang out at great food and great people!!!!

Jodi Pierret

Beautiful rooftop with fireplaces etc... Great for a gathering!

Dirk Sauer

Friendly service, good food and drinks, decent prices

Mary Towner

Very good prime rib, nice place

Chloe Gboom

It's awesome

Moho mahoney

Great food. First impressions were awesome

Gary Pigney

Great college atmosphere. Open and bright building.

alan Spencer

One of the nicer bars in Vermillion. Good food decent service

Eldon Engel

WOW that's an awesome place.

Chad Torkelson

I wasn't overly impressed with the food

Forhadul Islam

I used to go out there on Friday night with friends to play pool.

Paula L Jackman Jackman

Great food!! VERY SLOW SERVICE!!!!

Pamela Bergstrom

Great prices and what a neat place! Food was hot and served in a timely matter. You have to try the 'tree rings'!

Madeline Smith

Great service, Becky is the best

Monica Kirwan

Good staff keeps getting chased off, bad staff and terrible service are usually the case.

Joe Madison

The food is mediocre and drinks are overpriced. Service has been within tolerance.

Cira Watson

Best mule in vermillion

Doug seitz

Usually very good, Monday can be hit or miss

Samuel Christensen

Poor service, subpar food, lame atmosphere.

William Dulitz

Service was OK, but they did not know how to make any of the classic cocktails. At least they were honest about it. Best for beer and simple mixed drinks, definitely a college town bar.

Dan Pierret

Great place. They have a rooftop venue which is great for groups. Beautiful, rustic atmosphere.

Mike Vinar

Great burgers!! Brad, the bartender, was one of the friendliest people on our 4 day trip!! Nice place!! Highly recommend!!!

Ashley Groh

I'm writing this review because I have all the time in the world as I sit here and wait for one of the five staff to get off their phones and take our order. We literally made eye contact with all the staff, but not one acknowledged us. When one of the five staff finally approached us, we ordered drinks. Eventually we were asked if we wanted food....then we waited, and waited, and then we waited again for her to come back to take our food order. I would rate the food at three stars. We only ordered appetizers, which were the pretzels (don't come with salt) and the spinach artichoke dip (which is primarily cheese). Moral of the story, we won't be going back. Horrible service, mediocre food.

Cindy Beard

It is a beautiful place for a wedding! Great venue, good food and wonderful staff!

Bill Hittle

4 friends and myself went there for a meeting last night October 30 2017. The waitress was very nice and tried to help but the food was just bad. No one was happy when we lift. The beer was good and cold, the only good part of the evening. I will not go back there "ever".

Mark Sheffield

Beer was good and cold, apps were awesome and roof top deck was nice.

Na'ahma Golden

Enjoyed our family get-together here! GREAT beer and pizza. Staff was awesome. Definitely will stop in next time I'm in town.

Sean Bambei

Ran out of traditional wings on Friday at 2pm.

Johnny Beyers

Beverage Selection. 7/10 Food Selection. 5/10 Service. 4/10

Ashley Peterson

Best bar in town! Came to watch a game. Stayed longer than I should have b/c they had every game on! Beer and food was great! As a mom you never know what a "bar" will be like, but next time I will bring my little man plenty of things to keep him happy!

Joey Cazanova WOW ENTERTAINMENT

What a super cool place to perform! This place is exactly what it's supposed to be... A historic site where people can go explore and have an awesome private event. The infrastructure is modern but the facility itself has been kept original. I highly recommend checking this location out. And the management staff is super friendly!

Scott Cabney

Great service with lots of tvs for football games! Slightly over priced

Derek Fox

Great experience. Not to pricy and a variety of selections. Staff was courteous and prompt. Would gladly recommend the old lumber company to anyone.

Taylor

Drinks are expensive and bartenders struggle to get drinks served. I think the bartenders struggle with the Point of Service computer system, and setting up a tab. Then the bartenders weren't working a particular zone of the bar, and bouncing around and missing a lot of patrons that had been waiting a considerable time.

Jennifer Long

Their fried pickles are awesome.

Corbin Fehr

Great place, clean, modern, big, not too crowded... fun place

Jeff Beringer

Great sports bar with quality food, good drinks, excellent staff.

Shari Knudsen

Superb Service and a great place to have any special occasion. They make you feel at home.

Eran Collins

If you're looking for some place to have great food, great drinks, this is where you need to go. We had a large party of people, all of us ate something different, and everyone was impressed, definitely not your typical "bar food." The atmosphere was great, the staff was fast, courteous, and overall very professional. The place is hands down the cleanest, nicest, and best bar in this small town, I will be returning!

Joseph Hoelker

Great atmosphere and food. A little pricy, but worth it.

Cody Christensen

Good food

Kevin Callahan

Cleanest place in town and really friendly staff. It might be the most expensive, but compared to every other place in town it is the cleanest by far.

Gayle Klinker

Terrible service, slow service, never got our food, manager basically said it was our fault. Won't return, wouldn't recommend.

Marsha Howard

Love the food! Very cool inside too!

Whitney D.

food is good. Service is meh. If you go there, plan on staying for a while because they take forever. Even when it’s not busy.

Pat Sanders

A lot of different beers on tap. The most selection of tap beers in town & the friendliest bartender s in town. A lot of tvs with any sport u want to watch & if your game isn't on they'll find it!

Mike Esping

The food has been terrible here since day 1! Nasty!

Joe Haynie

Good and a fair price

Carrie McDaniel

I decided to give them another try and am not sure if I am willing to recommend them. When we asked our server about the beers on tap he said we could look at the pour handles...WTH!! How is that gonna help me decide. After a few questions and 10 mins later he finally was willing to help describe what was on tap. Food was ok, I think I will spend money elsewhere in town.

Ethan Netz

Best place to eat in Vermillion, new rooftop patio has great views of downtown. Beer is always cold and the staff is friendly. Love this place! I highly recommend to all friends and family who pass through verm.

Allison Vetzel

Outstanding treatment, both food and drinks were great. We had a private event and it was too notch. Highly recommend!

brent hays

Awesome place

Apryl Henrichs

Horrible service. Had to ask for menus and then took forever to get our food. We had to keep asking. There were not many people in there either.

Dale Almond

Great food cool place

g gc

The food was good but our service was horrible! We had to beg for refills & then we had to hand over our glasses. We were not allowed more than 1 glass a piece. Our food took over 40 minutes which is a little outlandish for bar food. It was also weird that all condiments came in little plastic cups. You had to ask for extra ketchup cups for fries & your burger- which was another 10 minute wait.

Ryan Wattier

Great food, big, and lots of television options for any game you want

Will Griffco Recover

First and only time I have been here on 03/15/19. They had a band Called Flannel performing all 90's. I also visited the Pub up the street that night and tried to figure out why more people weren't at the this place. I went upstairs. I couldnt find anything wrong with this place. I actually asked around some younger patrons why they werent at this place and some stated they didnt like a $20 tab minimum. I wasnt aware of this as mine was larger. We got some wings and Cheese balls in my group and the food was good. The service was great as well. I took pics of the bathroom as I was impressed with the brick construction in there. The faucets were sweet. Great place.

Jo Ann Moses

Super food, a little slow for not being real busy. Sat in a bad spot and if the fan turned on it was a little cool

John Hoes

Great food great viewing of sports. Bathrooms were well kept. The only downfall experience was I had waited 90 minutes for food while the AC was on full blast making it very cold.

calvin brink

The service is slow even when it’s dead. The bar staff is constantly changing. I was told by a bartender there is a $20 minimum on tabs which is ridiculous. This bar has potential, but it is very poorly managed.

Randy Sutton

Slow service.food cold

Tad Crawford

Love their all you can eat wings on Wednesday. Good service.

Jay McQuade

As being a employee of OLC the owner works very hard to have a great place to gather. With this being said the staff loves to offer a great dinning and drinking experience. Would love to see those who have had a poor experience to come back for the real OLC!!

Evan Bradley

Cool vibe. Great beer.

Cory Wilson

Great burger

Lisa McClellan

Yummy yummy wings

al swenson

Good food and service

Jeff Alex

The food is phenomenal, the beer was cold, can't wait until we can go eat there again.

Paul lertola

Not a fan. I find that the drinks are over priced and under poured. Food is so so and the service at times blows

Tanner Munk

Been here a handful of times but every time was way under par. Bad management left the place understaffed and service was really slow. Go to Pub or Leos

Alexis Karge

Worth every penny I spent, really good food and there server was very charismatic.